Ultimate: Rule of the Week - 18.1.2 – 18.1.7 - Infractions and Violations

18. Infractions and Violations

18.1.2. A marking infraction may be contested by the defence, in which case play stops.

18.1.3. On the first call of a marking infraction that is not contested, the marker must subtract two (2) from the stall count and continue.

18.1.4. The marker may not restart counting until any illegal positioning has been corrected. To do otherwise is a subsequent marking infraction.

18.1.5. For any subsequent uncontested marking infraction called during the same throwers possession, the marker must restart the count at one (1) and continue.

18.1.6. If, after a marking infraction, the stall count is not corrected, or there is no stall count, a Violation may be called and play shall stop.

18.1.7. If the thrower attempts a pass and a marking infraction is called during the throwing motion or when the disc is in the air, the call has no consequences.

Interpretation

What: Marker does not adjust the stall count after a marking violation (18.1.3)

Note: To subtract two seconds from the stall count is the same as continuing the stall count from the number last uttered before the call minus one eg. Stalling One, Two, Three, Fast Count, Two, Three etc. In this example, if the Fast Count had not occurred, the stall count would have continued at “Four” – however, due to the Fast Count it was reduced by two.

Extra: If the marker does not adjust the stall count (by reducing it by 2 or to 1 as required), the thrower should call a fast count infraction (18.1.1.1). If the marker still fails to adjust the stall count the thrower may call a Violation. Play stops and the breach should be explained to the marker.

If a fast count infraction is called because the marker started the stall count from the incorrect number (e.g. when they are not within 3 metres of the thrower, or after moving more than 3 metres from the thrower) the marker should automatically reset the stall count at the correct number, even if that means reducing the count by more than 2 seconds.

If a marking infraction is called before the stall count reaches 2, the marker must restart the stall count at 1 (it should not result in a “negative stall count”).

Interpretation

What: Calling Subsequent Marking Infractions (18.1.5)

Note: A subsequent marking infraction is any marking infraction called after an uncontested marking infraction has already been called, during the same thrower’s possession.

If an uncontested marking infraction is called and then play stops for an unrelated call (ie Pick), any marking infraction called after that is still considered to be a subsequent marking infraction.

Prior to calling a subsequent marking infraction during the same throwers possession, the defence must be given reasonable opportunity to correct the infraction prior to the subsequent call. For example if a “Double Team” is called and then immediately called again this does not count as a subsequent infraction. However the stall count must not be restarted until the illegal position has been corrected (rule 18.1.4) – if the defence fails to do this, “Fast Count” can be called immediately.